Exposure to microplastics cause gut damage, locomotor dysfunction, epigenetic silencing, and aggravate cadmium (Cd) toxicity in Drosophila
Yan Zhang, M Wolosker, Yanping Zhao, Hongqiang Ren, Bernardo Lemos
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsDrosophila melanogasterCadmiumToxicityEpigeneticsBiologyEnvironmental toxicologyToxicologyDrosophila (subgenus)Gene silencingGeneticsChemistryGeneEcologyOrganic chemistryMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionNanoparticles: synthesis and applications